Riding and Slashing

Chapter 143 You Are The Kidnapper

Klose has rushed over quickly, intending to catch the prisoner.

"Hiss... Emperor Marius die! Long live Aziz Dahaka!"

But just before Klose rushed to the Cobra Warrior, the guy pulled out a small knife, yelled and stabbed his jaw firmly.

Blood spurted out.

Klose walked over quickly, then shook his head: "He's dead!"

Another religious fanatic who is not afraid of death...

What the lord hates the most is this kind of fanatical believer.

The entrance of the village quickly calmed down again. Many villagers were alarmed by the fighting, but they didn't take the opportunity to run out, but just watched from a distance with their heads in the village.

These villagers did not dare to face the battlefield of real swords and guns without incitement.

The brief sneak attack had no other consequences except for a little injury to the lord and the two Mettenheimers, but the appearance of the Snake Cultist cast a shadow over everyone's heart.

"The Red Death must have something to do with the Snake Worship Cult..."

Li Ang frowned and said.

It was obvious that there was a plague in the village, and the Snake Cult team came to attack the team in charge of isolation.

Thinking about the instigator who was shot before, the purpose of this attack can easily be imagined - the Snake Worship Cult wants to spread the plague.

If this plague was deliberately spread by the Snake Worship Cult, it would be terrible...

"Our grand master, Sir Morley, thinks so too. We are often attacked by followers of the Snake Cult..."

A doctor answered.

"But the troops of the Snake Cult appeared so close to Emperor Lingang... Isn't this a bit too rampant? Emperor Lingang is not an ordinary port for Bacchus... Isn't the empire besieging the Snake Cult? ?”

It was Amy who spoke.

Dilingang is the place where General Osa, the conqueror, landed in Pande. Although General Osa did not make Dilingang his capital in the end, the city has a high symbolic and actual status, and it is the economic center of the empire. Not inferior to the capital Siyuan City.

"Maybe it shouldn't be said, but our Knights do suspect that some nobles in Emperor Lingang have been infiltrated by the Snake Cult, such as some members of the Shadow Legion... But we have no evidence."

The doctor shook his head, feeling a little uneasy.

After going through a brief sneak attack together, the doctors seemed to regard Li Ang and his group as their own, and they spoke a lot more directly.

While speaking, the doctors once again showed their miraculous speed in treating trauma, and the two wounded swordsmen finished bandaging within 2 minutes.

"This technique is really skilled. How much does such a treatment cost?"

Frederick looked on and asked an inappropriate question.

"Ha, we never charge for battlefield treatment..."

Several doctors could hear that they were making fun of them, shook their heads and explained: "We usually charge people for medical treatment, and we charge a lot for rich businessmen and nobles - the reason is very simple. If we spend money, all the little problems will come to us, and our limited manpower will make it impossible to treat emergency patients. And we always have to charge for medicines, otherwise we will not be able to continue.”

This is the same as doing good deeds, and Frederick nodded and bowed to express his understanding and apology.

A doctor stood up and spread his hands: "You must have never seen... I met a noble lady who just cut a small hole on her finger with a fruit knife, and sent someone to cry and ask us to fly." I ran more than 100 miles to get treatment. When I arrived, the wound had basically healed by itself... So I wiped some salt water on her and charged her two hundred dinars!"

A group of people burst into laughter, and the haze caused by the surprise attack of the Snake Cult followers was also diluted by the laughter.

"So this is the reason why you don't give medical treatment to civilians according to the rumors. I used to think that the Glorious Cross is no longer pure..."

The Lord Lord bowed to several medical officers.

"We are used to this kind of saying... The Shadow Legion is probably the first to spread this rumor, because we will charge high prices for their treatment-they are very rich. And the Snake Cultists have also been slandering us, among them The reason you have seen before is that in a situation like the Red Death, we really can’t cure it, we can only isolate it, so some civilians don’t understand..."

Several doctors turned their heads to look at the village. Although they spoke openly, there was still some helplessness in their words.

The lord also frowned. It seems that there is indeed a big contradiction between the Knights of the Glorious Cross and the Shadow Legion.

It is only more than 100 miles away from Dilin, and the base of the Shadow Legion is in Dilin Port.

The Shadow Legion is the strongest legion in the Bacchus Empire, and the commander of the Shadow Legion is Governor Kailos.

The Knights of the Glorious Cross have already reported to Emperor Lingang because of the plague here. If there is no accident, they should see Kailos soon.

"The Shadow Legion is slandering you? Is Governor Kairos in collusion with the Snake Cult?"

The lord simply asked directly. In fact, he deliberately brought the topic to Kailos so that he could learn more about the situation.

"This is impossible……"

"Master Kairos is not such a person..."

The healers and Lord Dean spoke almost at the same time, unexpectedly defending Kailos with one voice.

"Your Excellency Leon, although we have conflicts between the Knights and the Shadow Legion, we also feel that some people in the Shadow Legion may be deceived by the Snake Cult... But to be honest, Governor Kailos is indeed a respected consul, and it is impossible for him to join the Shadow Legion." Snake taught."

The doctors of the Knights of the Glorious Cross were all defending Kailos' reputation.

This reaction was a bit unexpected.

The discord between the Knights of the Glorious Cross and the Legion of Shadows is basically public and not a secret at all. Even Li Ang, who is in the Sarleon Realm, knows about it.

In fact, even if you don’t know, it’s easy to think——Knights of the Radiant Cross are mainly descendants of the natives of Pendor, while members of the Shadow Legion are all descendants of the old Bacchus.

The reform of Emperor Marius will definitely further exacerbate the contradictions between them. The Shadow Legion are all conservatives. The reform does meet the expectations of most civilians, but it does not conform to the interests of the Shadow Legion.

Because the Shadow Legion is a representative of those with vested interests.

The Shadow Legion was the main force that followed General Osa in the expedition to Pendor, and the members of the current Shadow Legion are all descendants of those fighters back then.

They were originally 'senior citizens', and the shadow centurions among them all belonged to the ruling class, and most of them were former 'tribunes'.

They were born to be superior to others, and their children and grandchildren would inherit this status.

However, Emperor Marius' reforms made them only nominally equal to the status of the slave soldiers they ruled before. In terms of status, they are 'equal' to these serfs.

As the status of the lower-level Pendor civilians increases, it means that their status decreases-most people will have an unbalanced mentality when facing this situation.

At the same time, Emperor Marius vigorously promoted the belief in the goddess Damia, while most of the Shadow Legion originally believed in Mars, the God of War, which was the mainstream belief in the old Bacchus Empire.

Contradictions in belief are not just a matter of mental imbalance...

Although Emperor Marius did not ask them to convert, the gap was already evident.

In addition to mentality and belief, there is a more direct contradiction - interests.

Before the reform, there were not so many legions in the empire, and the separation of soldiers and peasants was not implemented. The Shadow Legion was the main force of the entire country.

The shadow centurion is a real centurion in battle, and will lead dozens or hundreds of conscripted peasants and soldiers.

The Shadow Infantry Soldiers are actually the Marine Corps when the fleet landed in Pendor back then. They have their own independent establishment and are superior fleet soldiers.

But now, the empire has many legions, and the separation of soldiers and peasants has been implemented. The shadow centurions can no longer lead the peasants to fight. Now these original centurions have almost become the main soldiers.

For the country, the separation of soldiers and peasants and the reorganization of the civilian corps have improved the overall elite of the troops, but for the members of the Shadow Legion, this directly deprived them of their actual rights.

At the same time, when there were no wars, they would have often been elected tribunes or other civil positions-at that time, only a small number of Bacchus had the right to vote, and the centurions were almost always elected.

Before Emperor Marius came to power, there were often thousands of serfs in the territory of a centurion, which was essentially equivalent to a small lord.

But now, after the separation of soldiers and peasants, legionnaires cannot serve as civil officials, and even if they return home after 16 years of service, it will be difficult for them to win elections—the Pande people who were originally serfs now have the same status as civilians and have the right to vote. After all, the Pendors are the majority, and they often choose the Pendors who are in the same proletariat as their tribunes.

Besides, the current "civilian officer" is not the same as before. He is just a civil representative. This position that once represented a "noble status" is now just an ordinary street office director.

It is conceivable that in the face of the reform, the members of the Shadow Legion have indeed suffered losses in many ways, and their mentality can be imagined.

Therefore, the Shadow Legion refused to accept reforms, remained loyal to tradition, and had conflicts with all the legions of the Bacchus Empire.

This powerful force gathered around Governor Kailos, the senior consul, and they only obeyed the command of Kailos, the head of the legion, and were unwilling to obey the dispatch of Emperor Marius.

Conflict of interest, no way.

The most contradictory to them is the Knights of the Radiant Cross and the Immortal Legion—these are two legions that completely ignore nationality and identity, and they are the legions that most support Mario's reform.

The conflict between them is easy to understand.

But according to those doctors in Dean, Governor Kailos, the head of the Shadow Legion, is a reliable consul.

As the leader of the legion, Kailos would naturally maintain the status of the Shadow Legion. For this reason, he did not support reforms, and had some troubles with Emperor Marius.

But he never abandons the public for personal reasons, never hesitates when he is needed to fight for the country, and will definitely rescue any other lord or legion when they are in danger—including the Shining Cross who is the most difficult to deal with the Shadow Legion The Order of the Knights and the Legion of the Immortals.

It belongs to the kind of internal fighting that belongs to internal fighting, but still goes together when encountering foreign enemies, which is very principled.

"In the process of dealing with the Snake Worship Cult, our Knights have received timely assistance from Kairos himself several times, so no matter what, he is not the kind of person who would collude with the Snake Worship Cult."

Several healers of the Radiance Knights still agree with Kailos.

"Although they are also conservatives who oppose reform, Governor Kairos and Governor Levius are completely different...Although he does not support His Majesty's reforms, he has never troubled His Majesty, and has been safeguarding national interests. The water conservancy project I presided over in the south a few years ago was also completed with his support."

Dean also seemed to have a lot of respect for Governor Kairos, and used Levius as a comparison.

Levius is the shadow infantry leader of the Shadow Legion, the head of the Marine Corps.

"Governor Levius? Forget it..."

Hearing Dean mention Levius, all the healers shook their heads in unison: "Don't mention him..."

"Has Levius done anything bad? Why do you all have this expression?"

What emerged in front of the lord's eyes was the image of the bald man caught between two big swords. He didn't expect the governor to be so unpopular.

"Let's put it this way, the indictments accusing him of breaking the law can fill a room every year...except for treason, there are all kinds of crimes."

Dean pouted and explained.

"This... Emperor Marius doesn't know?"

Li Ang didn't expect that skinny bald man to have the ability to make big mistakes without making small mistakes, and he is probably a grand slam winner of small mistakes.

"Your Majesty must know. As far as I know, even the governor of Kairos has reported to His Majesty that Levius has robbed women and extorted money. But the Levius family is huge, as long as it is not collaborating with the enemy and rebelling. His majesty probably won't deal with him for such a serious crime..."

Dean shook his head, mentioning Levius without even mentioning his title.

"It seems that these governors are very interesting... Where is Justus? What kind of person is he?"

The lord is interested.

"Governor Justus is the think tank of His Majesty the Emperor, and he was the first to propose 'replacing faith with faith'..."

A group of people chatted together for several hours, and the topic naturally revolved around the three governors of the empire.

And one of the protagonists they talked about, Governor Kairos, appeared at the entrance of the village with his troops just after sunrise in the early morning.

He led an elite cavalry of more than 200 men, all in black armor, and his military appearance was very neat.

This team of shadow centurions can be said to be the most orderly and silent army the lord has seen so far, and they all seem to have experienced many battles.

"Black crows, you can go, my people here will take over."

Kairos was talking to several doctors, his voice was very indifferent, and his tone was quite rude, but he didn't seem to be malicious.

Those healers were indeed dressed like black crows, which was probably Kailos' scornful name for the healers of the Radiance Knights.

Several doctors saluted and nodded, they did not refute being called 'Black Crow', but stepped forward to report the situation.

Afterwards, they expressed their gratitude to Li Ang and planned to leave with Li Ang.

But the lord came to Kailos, stroked his chest and saluted, and asked, "My lord governor, can I have a chat with you?"

Kairos looked at the corpses of the Snake Cultists lined up on the ground, then at Li Ang and the Mettenheimers, and got off his horse.

"Your Excellency seems to have helped a lot... Thank you for your help. What is your name?"

Kairos is very arrogant to the Knights of the Radiant Cross, but he has no pretensions to other nobles.

"I'm Leon Griffin, lord of Ayrshire in Sarleon, you may have heard my name."

The lord did not hide his identity, he has no enmity with Kailos.

Since Dean and the healers all said that this is a respectable governor, there is no need to hide it. It is easier to be trusted if you speak frankly.

"Li Ang...are you the kidnapper?"

Kailos raised his eyebrows. It seems that he has heard of Li Ang's name, but he probably doesn't have a good reputation...

"Your Excellency actually knows my name? It seems that my reputation is not very good... But it is because the two countries have to fight, and I think the Governor can understand. We are now dealing with the Snake Worship Cult. Don't be so excited... "

The lord spread his hand and pointed to the corpse of the Snake Cultist on the ground.

"Your Excellency Li Ang's name is so loud that even His Majesty the Emperor probably remembers it... General Agathon told us about your heroic deeds. Kidnapping two consuls alone, your courage and skill are admirable—so I don't Dare to get too close to you. Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Kairos said that he didn't dare to get too close, but instead he took a step forward, seemingly not worried about the notoriety of 'kidnapper' at all.

His troops did not move at all.

On the contrary, the doctors of the Radiant Cross Knights behind Li Ang looked at each other in blank dismay.

"I came to you to make a deal, and you will definitely be interested. But this matter can wait for you to arrange the defense here first, and I will wait for you in the carriage outside."

Li Ang led the great swordsmen out of the village and stood on the side of the road outside the village, and signaled the doctors to take away the carts of leather, saying that he was waiting for Kailos here.

A few healers drove away in the wagon with murmurs, leaving only a wagon full of grain seeds and the carriage without curtains.

Kailos squinted his eyes at the sensible Li Ang, turned his head and directed his men to be on guard everywhere, and arranged for people to start patrolling.

After everything was arranged properly, he came with a guard of dozens of people.

"Your Excellency Li Ang, what business do you want me to do?"

"Your Excellency, we can sit and talk in the carriage - your troops are here, and they can see us. Don't worry, I have no malice."

The lord directly took off all the weapons on his body and handed them to Klose, spread his hands, and rolled up his sleeves to show that he had nothing hidden.

Kailos shook his head and smiled slightly, and walked directly to the carriage: "Your carriage is not bad... Your Excellency Li Ang, even if you are armed, you may not be my opponent. I am not as unbearable as Justus." hit."

It seems that the governor probably has good skills and no fear.

For a legion commander who can lead a traditional strong army like the Shadow Centurion, it is estimated that his martial arts are indeed good.

But the lord didn't intend to do anything at all, he really came to discuss business.

The two sat opposite each other in the carriage, and Kailos' tone was still indifferent: "I'm actually not interested in this kind of business that needs to be avoided...but I'm very interested in you, young man.

Your miraculous performance at White Hart Castle caused me to suffer the shame of failure, and now you dare to reveal your identity in front of me openly, Your Excellency Li Ang, I am amazed at your courage.

To be honest, if it weren't for you helping to control the plague and killing these Snake Worshipers, you would be riding in a prison car now. "

(End of this chapter)